In high school, i thought that after college i would become a vet or animal trainer. I wanted to "play" with animals, specifically monkeys. I have loved monkeys from the moment i read my first book with them in it. I would beg my parents to take me to the zoo all the time and I still try to get my husband to go when we are on the mainland. I love animals, from dogs to penguins, seals, monkeys, polar bears, you name it. In college I realized when I was in the animal science program, that i didn't care about goats, pigs, cows and sheep. They did nothing for me. I wanted to focus more on the environment and or exotic animal species. So i changed my major to environmental science. Living in RI i loved watching the seals in the winter, but more than that i enjoyed learning more about geology, the impacts humans have on the earth, endangered species, all these new things I gained insight to. After graduating, I interned at the Nature Conservancy for 3 summers, not having any idea what i wanted to do with my life career wise, i just knew that I needed something to fulfill my passion. I started substitute teaching and have been for 5 years now and fell in love with the kids, the structure, the content and teaching. Thats when i applied to the MATCP program that I am currently on the path to finishing. I love teaching and i love science. I think it is interesting and applies to everything in life, I want my students to enjoy school, not be bored and enjoy their content and thats what I want to bring to them. My mentor is the science teacher I will be student teaching with in the spring. She has brought so much light to my eyes about being a science teacher, she does it with finness, organization, humor, technology and really cares about her students. I want to be the same way. I want to be respected and trusted, I want to be a leader in the school, i want to teach my own children and I want them to explore and fulfill their curiosities. I want school to be challenging and engaging for my students, I want my students to get their hands dirty, I want to tie real life into my classroom as much as possible. I want content to be as relevant as possible, i know it can't be fun and 100% engaging all the time but as much as possible. I want students to look back and say they benefited from my class, took something with them to college and into their careers and remember me.
3/5 Roberta, you are telling an inspiring story. You should increase the degree of professionalism by (1) proofreading, and (2) reorganizing your account in paragraphs with an introduction and a conclusion.
3/5 Roberta, you are telling an inspiring story. You should increase the degree of professionalism by (1) proofreading, and (2) reorganizing your account in paragraphs with an introduction and a conclusion.